Up until now, the subject of the Prime Minister’s political survival has been an awkward question for any Labour MP. Privately, many concede that he is ‘done’; publicly their proclaim their faith in a man who is stretching their patience to breaking point. The number who have called on him to go can be counted on one hand, with Clive Lewis – the longtime troublemaker of Norwich – being the most obvious example.

But now the first of the record 2024 Labour intake has suggested Starmer’s exit is simply a matter of time. Jonathan Brash, the MP for Hartlepool – that battleground of Brexit aspirations – went on GB News this lunchtime and was clearly furious with Starmer’s performance at Prime Minister’s Questions. He told host Tom Harwood that ‘I am completely fed up to the back teeth of this psychodrama in Westminster, the own goals that are coming from the heart of this government.’ He went on to say:

They just need to get a grip. I am completely fed up about it. And I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if – it’s when… I don’t think anyone reasonably expects the Prime Minister to lead the party into the next election.

Brash by name, Brash by nature…

‘You’re saying it’s not if, but when the Prime Minister should resign?’

‘Yeah.’

GB News presenter Tom Harwood asks Labour MP Jonathan Brash if it’s time for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign. pic.twitter.com/WsESU5XPSP

— GB News (@GBNEWS) April 22, 2026